flirt, flirting, flirtation, coquetry, dalliance, toying
(noun) playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest
dalliance, dawdling, trifling
(noun) the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working
Source: WordNet® 3.1
dalliance (countable and uncountable, plural dalliances)
Playful flirtation; amorous play. [from 14th c.]
Synonym: flirtation
A wasting of time in idleness or trifles. [from 16th c.]
Synonyms: dawdling, idling, trifling
A sexual relationship, not serious but often illicit.
Synonym: affair
• allianced
Source: Wiktionary
Dal"li*ance, n. Etym: [From Dally.]
1. The act of dallying, trifling, or fondling; interchange of caresses; wanton play. Look thou be true, do not give dalliance Too mnch the rein. Shak. O, the dalliance and the wit, The flattery and the strifeTennyson.
2. Delay or procrastination. Shak.
3. Entertaining discourse. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.